principal
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1. the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account (noun.person)
hypernym | : | financier, moneyman, |
definition | : | a person skilled in large scale financial transactions (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | broker-dealer, |
definition | : | a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal (noun.person) |
2. the educator who has executive authority for a school (noun.person)
hyponym | : | chancellor, |
definition | : | the honorary or titular head of a university (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | headmistress, |
definition | : | a woman headmaster (noun.person) |
3. (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement (noun.person)
hypernym | : | offender, wrongdoer, |
definition | : | a person who transgresses moral or civil law (noun.person) |
domain category | : | criminal law, |
definition | : | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (noun.communication) |
4. an actor who plays a principal role (noun.person)
hyponym | : | co-star, |
definition | : | one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | film star, movie star, |
definition | : | a star who plays leading roles in the cinema (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | idol, matinee idol, |
definition | : | someone who is adored blindly and excessively (noun.person) |
5. capital as contrasted with the income derived from it (noun.possession)
hypernym | : | capital, |
definition | : | wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value (noun.possession) |
6. the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated (noun.possession)
hypernym | : | debt, |
definition | : | money or goods or services owed by one person to another (noun.possession) |
part meronym | : | loan, |
definition | : | the temporary provision of money (usually at interest) (noun.possession) |
7. most important element (adj.all)
8. the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account (noun.person)
derivation | : | deal, sell, trade, |
definition | : | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood (verb.possession) |
9. the educator who has executive authority for a school (noun.person)
derivation | : | headship, |
definition | : | the position of head (noun.act) |
derivation | : | headship, |
definition | : | the position of headmaster or headmistress (noun.act) |
derivation | : | principalship, |
definition | : | the post of principal (noun.act) |
10. an actor who plays a principal role (noun.person)
derivation | : | star, |
definition | : | be the star in a performance (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | star, |
definition | : | feature as the star (verb.stative) |
11. the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account (noun.person)
derivation | : | deal, sell, trade, |
definition | : | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood (verb.possession) |
12. the educator who has executive authority for a school (noun.person)
derivation | : | headship, |
definition | : | the position of head (noun.act) |
derivation | : | headship, |
definition | : | the position of headmaster or headmistress (noun.act) |
derivation | : | principalship, |
definition | : | the post of principal (noun.act) |
13. an actor who plays a principal role (noun.person)
derivation | : | star, |
definition | : | be the star in a performance (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | star, |
definition | : | feature as the star (verb.stative) |
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